TiVo Victory at ITC
June 04 2019 - 5:17PM
Business Wire
Comcast Found Once Again to Infringe on Rovi
IP
Comcast Needs to Pay Licensing Fees If It Wants
to Continue Providing Advanced Cable Features
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) received a favorable
determination by Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara of the
International Trade Commission (ITC) that Comcast’s X1 platform
infringes Rovi’s patents.
“We are thrilled by yet another legal victory,” said Arvin
Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property
Officer at Rovi Corporation, a TiVo company. “This decision
demonstrates Comcast's repeated infringement of Rovi’s patents. We
hope that today’s decision will encourage Comcast to pay the
necessary licensing fees so their customers can once again access
advanced cable features.”
This is the second favorable ITC determination the Company has
received from the ITC. In November 2017, the ITC issued a final
ruling that Comcast had infringed two Rovi patents around ‘remote
record’ functionality. Comcast subsequently elected to remove this
popular feature from their products.
Additionally, on May 23, 2019, the ITC instituted a third
investigation into Comcast for infringing six Rovi patents
including: X1 Sports App, multi-room DVR features, and set-top box
integrations of apps like Netflix. That investigation has also been
assigned to Administrative Law Judge McNamara.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- In November 2017, the ITC issued a
final ruling that Comcast had infringed Rovi patents resulting in a
“limited exclusion order” that forced Comcast to remove popular
features from their products that their competitors have access to
because they pay the license.
- One such feature that Comcast was
forced to remove was the ability to record television shows
remotely, rather than having to be in front of the television you
are recording on.
- Prior to today’s ruling, Administrative
Law Judge McNamara had rejected by summary determination Comcast’s
contention that the ITC had no jurisdiction over Comcast because it
was not an importer under Section 337 of the ITC Act.
- TiVo’s US portfolio alone has 2,271
patents and 53 US issuances year to date.
- TiVo has a worldwide portfolio of over
5,500 patents.
- In 2018, TiVo was issued 489 new
patents worldwide -- a record year for patent issuances.
- The 2018 portfolio additions cover a
wide variety of everyday media experiences, including key
technologies to the Xfinity X1 experience.
- TiVo has patents in the following
areas: Advertising, Analytics, DVR, Guide, Search and Rec,
Interactive TV and apps, AR/VR, Multi-screen, parental controls,
VOD/OTT, Social Media, Sports, Personalization and Voice.
About TiVo
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) is a global leader in
entertainment technology and audience insights. From the
interactive program guide to the DVR, TiVo delivers innovative
products and licensable technologies that revolutionize how people
find content across a changing media landscape. TiVo enables the
world’s leading media and entertainment providers to deliver the
ultimate entertainment experience. Explore the next generation of
entertainment at business.tivo.com or follow us on Twitter
@tivoforbusiness.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
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are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual events or our actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in any such
forward-looking statements. Readers are directed to TiVo’s periodic
and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) for a description of such risks and uncertainties. TiVo
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
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Corporation and its subsidiaries worldwide.
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